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General Biology at South Plains College

General Biology at South Plains College

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what South Plains College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and has a total student population of 8,880.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

South Plains College General Biology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biology

South Plains College General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at South Plains College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at South Plains College.

South Plains College General Biology Associate’s Program

73% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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South Plains College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Plains College with a associate's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South Plains College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 17

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for South Plains College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Medical Scientists 5,240 $72,260
Biological Science Professors 4,470 $99,940
Natural Sciences Managers 2,620 $127,270
Biological Scientists 2,100 $80,900

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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